---
title: elementType
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlpointertype/elementtype
---

# elementType

The data type of the element data.

## Declaration

```swift
var elementType: MTLDataType { get }
```

## See Also

### Describing the pointer elements

- [alignment](metal/mtlpointertype/alignment.md)
- [dataSize](metal/mtlpointertype/datasize.md)
- [access](metal/mtlpointertype/access.md)
- [elementIsArgumentBuffer](metal/mtlpointertype/elementisargumentbuffer.md)